brickyard

American

[brik-yahrd] / ˈbrɪkˌyɑrd /

noun

a place where bricks are made, stored, or sold.

brickyard British

/ ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd /

noun

a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold

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Etymology

Origin of brickyard

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; brick + yard ²

Example Sentences

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"They are very small and it could have easily bitten someone and it seems he has been in the brickyard for about a month," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021

His brother, Walter, operated brickyard No. 3 until it closed, in 1952.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2021

The bricks were made locally at the Klein brickyard.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2020

Since it was built on an old brickyard in 1905 by the “two-story king of East Baltimore,” hundreds of people have called the block home.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2017

Where we had a big fireplace and mantel made out of bricks from the Settlement’s brickyard, they still had a fireplace made out of clay and rocks.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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